Following up their brilliant effort Aim Low, The Beautiful Loser Society delivers a somewhat lighter effort. Don’t get me wrong the album is haunted by a similar cast of characters as the previous release. They even take you on a highway ride with Lucifer. That’s right ol’ scratch himself is on “Highway 666 South.” Also […]
Singin’ Happy Tunes with the Truckers, Justin Townes Earle and Dawn Landes
Need some extra juice to get you through the week? Two Twangville faves recently released mp3s for your listening pleasure. Drive-By Truckers, “This Fucking Job” [audio:http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/5/28/2459127/Drive-By%20Truckers%20-%20This%20Fucking%20Job.mp3] Justin Townes Earle and Dawn Landes, “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind” [audio:http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/5/28/2459127/Justin%20Townes%20Earle%20and%20Dawn%20Landes%20-%20Do%20I%20Ever%20Cross%20Your%20Mind.mp3]
Little Country Giants – Fists of Foam & Fury
If you listen hard enough, you may hear some “en vogue†or trendy nature in bringing back Hank Williams’ country style. I mean hell JT Earle’s is in GQ’s next issue with top as one of the top 25 most stylish in the world! While the giants begin with a straight out of the opry […]
Chip Robinson- Mylow
The late 1990’s may have been the golden era of alt. country. We had Son Volt’s Trace and Lucinda Williams’ Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. Steve Earle was having a post prison career renaissance, the Old 97’s were signing with a major label, and Wilco was teaming up with Billy Bragg on unrecorded Woody […]
I See Hawks In L.A. – Shoulda Been Gold
Imagine if Graham Parsons had hooked up with Grace Slick instead of Emmylou, and one of their offspring had moved out to Joshua Tree for a decade or so, then formed a band with a couple of his friends. Â The real story of how I See Hawks In L.A. came into being is less, well, […]
Adam Carroll & Michael O’Connor- Hard Times
Hard Times was released on January 1, 2010 by Texas singer-songwriters Adam Carroll and Michael O’Connor. I’m pretty well acquainted with the former as the laconic, yet sharp witted songwriter who writes the funniest folk songs this side of Todd Snider. And while I haven’t heard of O’Connor before, his contributions to this record are […]
Paul Masson – Paul Masson EP
Paul Masson – Paul Masson EP Judging by the cover of his record, Masson seems to be proud of his individuality. The cover shows Masson’s name in a rather generic looking backyard. The rest of the artwork shows Masson, a guitar and a dog in the same nameless field. Although Masson’s music certainly is individual, […]
New Texas Tornados!
I can’t think of a better way to end this week than to help spread the news on a new release from none other than the Texas Tornados. You will be hard pressed to come up with a band that is more representative of what many consider to be true “Texas Music”. Esta Bueno (Bismeaux […]
Win Big: Elvis Costello’s Spectacle
If you haven’t been watching the second season of Spectacle: Elvis Costello With… on the Sundance Channel, you’ve been missing some incredible music television. A storied songwriter in his own right, Costello is able to speak as a peer with a diverse range of musical guests. He deftly explores their musical history and approach to […]
The Texas Sapphires – As He Wanders
For a guy from Dallas, I will admit to feeling pretty lucky about the great music I have available to me throughout the Dallas, Ft. Worth and Denton area, no doubt. I will also admit that I sometimes get twinges of jealousy of the music lovers in my state’s capitol. Austin is obviously home to […]